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        <title>Euro-Atlantic Solidarity and Major Democratic Ally Act of 2022</title>
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            <action-date>2022-07-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Euro-Atlantic Solidarity and Major Democratic Ally Act of 2022</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This bill establishes a new category under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, <i>major democratic allies</i>, giving certain countries a priority status in U.S. transfers of defense articles.&nbsp; The bill also requires the State Department to appoint a Special Advisor for Major Non-NATO Allies and Major Democratic Allies and requires U.S. representatives to NATO to advocate for the accession of Ukraine and Georgia to NATO.</p> <div style=""> <div style=""> <div id="_com_1" class="msocomtxt"> <p class="MsoCommentText"></p></div></div></div>]]></summary-text>
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